Beyblades: The Best of the Best
By: Pyroteknix
Aerodynamix: Ha! Kai did find out who kidnapped Dominique! (Releases butterfly air force)
Pyroteknix: Darn. Hey, I feel all itchy and strange! Noooo! (Dust falls on nose and releases sneeze that demolishes couch where he is hiding)
Aerodynamix: I'm victorious! Hahaha!
"I've got to check up on Mariah! I hope she's fine." Ray thought as he ran towards the dome's clinic. After the battle with the suicidal Dark Eden, Ray told his teammates about the attack on Mariah. Kai, acting levelheaded as usual, told Ray him there was only one more team to go and they were one last team to go. Even though he and his teammates were all alone in their room, Ray wasn't leaving it to chance that BladeTech didn't know that he found out who attacked Mariah. He ran faster and faster, his heart beating at an unbelievable pace. He skidded to a halt as Mariah was standing outside the clinic, smiling at Ray. Ray breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her. Mariah pushed him away and planted a short kiss on his lips. "No hugs, please. My stomach still hurts." She said jokingly while stroking his hair. Ray returned the favor and pressed his lips against hers and ran his fingers through her pink hair. "Mariah." Ray said softly while staring into her eyes. Ray's eyes narrowed and he shoved Mariah out of the way of a falling man dressed in a gray and red ninja uniform. The strangely dressed person slashed at Ray's head with a knife, cutting off a bit of his black bangs. Ray grabbed the man's arm and twisted off the knife, simultaneously checking behind his shoulder to look at the recovering Mariah. He jumped backward as the ninja-like man threw punches at him, combining various martial arts and styles Ray had never seen before. The ninja kicked Ray in the stomach and somersaulted over the Bladebreaker, grabbing Mariah's cheek before delivering a backhanded punch to her face. "I should have finished you off earlier!" The man shouted, clutching her shirt's collar as he readied a punch. Ray's foot slammed into the man's face, knocking him backwards. Ray unleashed a volley of punches in defense of Mariah, crushing the other boy. He grabbed his facemask and pulled it off just before he leapt away from the 2. Mariah stood up and placed her hand on Ray's shoulder and gasped. "Ray, Matt is." Mariah said in disbelief as she stared into the sneering face of the BladeTech beyblader. Matt removed the top of his facemask felt his sweaty hair. "Matthew. Don't you remember, Ray?" He said, clenching his fists as Ray began to realize who he was.
Flashback:
Lee tapped Ray's shoulder as they watched a fairskinned boy walk up the road leading to their town, closely followed by the village leader. The boy shuffled his feet and twiddled his thumbs as Lee's grandfather, the village leader, introduced the shy kid. "Lee, Ray, this is Matthew. His parents are geologists and they're studying the mountain over there." He said slowly, pointing to a nearby mountain. "Our village was the closest place to the mountain so they decided to let him live here for a while." He explained to the future beybladers, who scratched their head.
End Flashback
Ray threw another punch at Matt but his arm was twisted and he took a step back, rubbing his painful limb. Mariah took a step towards Matt but was stopped by Ray. She looked puzzled as she wondered why he would attack them. "Why did you attack us? I thought you were our friend?" She asked and the beyblader laughed in reply. "Me, your friend? You're kidding!" He said as Ray suddenly realized why he was like that.
Flashback:
"I want to be as good as you in beyblading, Ray!" Matthew said as Ray defeated another boy with his crude beyblade. Ray looked at Lee and fell on the grass laughing. "You! You're too little to beyblade!" Ray said, rolling on the grass. Tears began to fill Matthew's eyes and he started to run away. "I'm as old as you! Why do you tease me?" He said with a small voice. Lee stood up and looked over Matthew's head, pretending not to see him. "Hey Matthew! Stand on a tree stump, I can't see you!" Ray and Lee started laughing again as he ran off crying childishly.
End Flashback
"You got really tall!" Ray said absentmindedly, forcing Mariah to shut his mouth. Matt's gloved fists tightened and he shook a bit. "See? What right do you have to call me your friend?" He said angrily as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny shuriken. Mariah instinctively stepped behind Ray as Matt took a few steps forward. "My original orders were to kill Mariah, but I was weak. I couldn't bring myself to do it and tried to hide the fact that she was still alive to my teammates." He said while looking at Mariah with a mixed expression of fondness and hatred. "Why do you want to kill her? Why not me?" Ray shouted, protecting his girlfriend.
Flashback:
Matthew watched Mariah observe two butterflies flitting around in the air, unaware that Ray was watching him. Ray's eyes narrowed as he watched Matthew blush when Mariah waved to the foreign kid. He ducked behind the bush he was hiding in and began to formulate a plan for what his elders called "Blackmail". Matthew tripped over a root as he skipped back to his temporary home happily, oblivious to his surroundings. Ray grumbled over the obvious fact that the new guy had a crush on Mariah and walked away. Gary, Kevin and Lee burst into laughter as Matthew walked into the clearing where they were discussing beyblades and the bitbeast, Driger. "Hey, small fry! How's Mariah?" Lee said maliciously, emphasizing the word Mariah. Gary fell backwards from laughing and Kevin pointed at the humiliated boy. Matthew's eyes fell on the visibly pleased Ray and wiped a tear from his eye. "I swear I'll get even with you, Ray! I'll be the best beyblader ever and I'll make Mariah like me!" Ray laughed hysterically with his friends as Matthew ran away angry.
End Flashback
"You made my life a living hell, Ray! This was my revenge but I messed up because I couldn't, I couldn't. I couldn't kill her!" He shouted, his forefinger pointed accusingly at Mariah. He raised the knife and readied his aim. "But this time, I'm not letting dead feelings get in my way!" He yelled as Ray raised his arms to hide Mariah. He smirked and delivered a roundhouse kick to Ray, sending him to the floor and jumped over him, pinning Mariah to the wall. He gritted his teeth and slammed the knife a mere centimeters away from her head and took a step back, obviously experiencing something. Matt fell to the floor and clutched his head, screaming in pain as he suffered one giant headache. "What's happening?" He slowly reached for three black colored balls in his pocket and pulled them out as Ray got to his feet, fists ready. Matt threw the explosives on the floor and in a swirl of noxious smoke, disappeared. Ray rubbed his bruised arm and helped the stunned White Tiger beyblader up. "Ray. I didn't realize who he was before." She said, crying. Ray hugged her and brought her back to the clinic. "You need to rest, Mariah. He hit you really hard on the face." Mariah struggled from his grip and resisted going back to the room. She kissed him hard on the lips and he stopped, surprised. "I don't want to leave your side with him around." She said as she stared defiantly into his eyes. Ray smiled and kissed her bruised cheek, removing the pain that was previously there. "You seem to be better now." He said as he observed her face in mock seriousness. "All better, Ray." She said and the 2 beybladers passionately kissed each other as a jealous set of eyes watched. Matt watched them from behind a potted plant and his eyes burned with hatred. "Why did you get her? I deserve her more than you do, Ray!" He said before stepping back into the shadows and vanishing without a trace.
Kai pressed his back against the wall beside the door to the training room, silently observing Guio battle his teammates for practice. His eyes made a puzzled expression as he wondered why Matt wasn't with them but quietly shook his head and continued the spying. The player Kai had never seen before, RG, was obviously holding out longer than Dean with his black beyblade that reminded Kai of a cold night. His beyblade already took several hits from Guio's extremely powerful Elektronix but was still spinning, quite far from losing. The BladeTech leader's beyblade seemingly slid off RG's as though his opponent's entire blade was coated in grease. Suddenly, RG's beyblade expanded and attacked Elektronix, who readily activated its magnetic field to deflect the charge. The black beyblade nearly hit Guio's electric blue beyblade but bounced off an invisible shield. Guio smiled and snapped his fingers, watching as his beyblade rocketed up the dish's slope and landed on RG's black beyblade, stopping it by slowly digging the base into the steel of the arena with crushing, but controlled, force. RG picked up his scratch less yet defeated beyblade and put it into the one of his trench coat's many pockets. Elektronix jolted into the air and glued itself to Guio's gloved hand, victorious again. His defeated teammate shrugged and Dean would have been next to battle his leader if it weren't for Matt. Matt, dressed in his flaming red jacket again, grabbed Kai's shoulders and shoved him inside the room, forcing him on his knees with a punch. All of BladeTech stared at him with varying expressions. Dean looked at him with mock amusement, RG with interest and curiosity. Matt glared at him with angry eyes as his leader stared at Kai's defiant face with hatred. Matt tightly gripped both of Kai's struggling arms and pinned them to his back while his leader coldly stared at his face. "Kai, how nice of you to spy on us." Guio said in a sarcastic voice, his hand waving to his teammates to come closer. "RG, take Matt's position. He should practice with Dean." The BladeTech leader commanded and RG grabbed Kai's arms just as Matt removed his grip from the Bladebreaker's wrists and walked over to the dish where Dean was waiting. "Why did you take Dominique?" Kai demanded, spitting on Guio's rubber shoes. "Why did you destroy that expensive little communicator I sent you?" Guio said in a high voice, irking Kai. The Bladebreaker made an effort to escape RG's iron grip but was unsuccessful in breaking free. "Answer my question? I know your last excuse wasn't real!" Kai shouted, referring to the screen where he talked with Guio. Or at least, thought it was Guio. "I only sent the damn thing, I had nothing to do with that conversation you had." He retaliated, kicking Kai in the stomach. "But I can take the credit for actually creating and doing the kidnapping. It was my idea to make you lose and suffer." He boasted loudly. Kai made another effort to get free but RG firmly held him back. "Why do you want to beat me so badly? You already wrecked my beyblade!" Kai protested and received a scowl from his nemesis. "It wasn't enough. I wasn't able to use my final attack." Guio explained, slowly stroking his beyblade as though it was a favorite pet. His eyes narrowed as he grabbed Kai's shirt and lifted him off his feet. "When I fought you many years ago, you completely defeated me and Retriel, my Golden Wolf bitbeast!" He shouted, spraying spit in Kai's face. "So what? I do that all the time." Kai said calmly in the face of the human lightning storm. "What you don't realize is the fact that somehow, you killed my bitbeast! After that, my obsession became to hunt you down and totally rub Dranzer out of the picture as revenge!" Guio said as Kai suddenly realized that if Guio still had Retriel, he wouldn't be using Elektronix. The BladeTech leader dropped Kai and signaled RG to move the Bladebreaker to a practice dish. "Dean, I need you to get one of the training beyblades with artificial bitbeasts. I'm showing our guest my secret weapon." He ordered and Dean nodded his head in reply while he caught his triumphant beyblade subconsciously. Matt walked away from the dish and watched Guio ready his beyblade, grumbling something about Dean having a lucky streak. Dean launched the pink beyblade into the arena, Kai suddenly realizing the fact that it was a replica of Mariah's beyblade. Guio's bitbeast, Elektronix, came out right away. "Elektronix! Surge of Destruction!" Guio commanded and even his teammates watched in awe as the electrifying dragon called Elektronix opened its jaws and fired a huge blast of blue energy, the immense beam sparking up while it headed for the copy of Galux. "Your bitbeast has an attack that directly affects the other beyblade without increasing your beyblade's power or something?" Kai asked in shock and awe as he watched the beam collide with the pink beyblade, disintegrating it and burning away the resisting Galux. Kai's jaw dropped as he watched Galux fade away, its pink tinted skin burning with ethereal flames. Guio held out his hand and his beyblade jumped up into his palm. He stared into Kai's surprised face coldly, his icy eyes drilling into the Bladebreaker. He snapped his fingers and RG let their captive go, ready to attack him at the slightest provocation. Kai took a few steps backward, glaring at his new worst enemy, before breaking off into a run. Guio sighed and tapped RG's shoulder. "One more battle. You're still too slow." He said and RG nodded as he pulled out a handheld computer from his pocket and began taking data about his leader's attack. Sure, he told them about it but seeing it completely blast a beyblade into oblivion was a different story. "Stop acting like that Kenny geek and get over here!" Guio yelled at his self- absorbed teammate and attached his beyblade to the magnet launcher. "Sure, Guio. Just a sec."
Tyson ran up to his waiting teammates, ready to win the finals. Max waved back at him and patted the empty spot beside him. "Hey, Tyson! Let's win this tournament!" The American said optimistically as Tyson pumped his fist in the air confidently. "Yeah! Were going to steamroll them until they're as flat as pancakes." Tyson said, nudging Max in the ribs. Kenny noticed Ray looking exceptionally serious, his gaze fixed on Matt. Kenny tapped the meditating Kai on the shoulder and inquired about Ray's strange behavior. "Is something wrong with Ray? Mariah's out of the infirmary and he should be ecstatic at the very least." Kenny said, Kai replying with a shrug. "I'll ask him since you can't." Kai said quietly and faced Ray, who was digging his nails into his pants. "Why are you so focused today? You aren't even celebrating the fact that we reached the finals." Kai said blandly. Ray sighed and turned to face his comrade with a sad expression. "Matt was someone I knew before. I only realized it a while ago when he tried to attack me and Mariah." He started, his voice filled with sadness and regret. "He wouldn't have become such a demented person if I never teased him! Its all my fault he's like this now!" Ray said, unintentionally punching Kenny in the stomach because of his frustration. "I can't believe he became like this. He was such a nice guy before but now he's a madman who tried to kill Mariah." Ray ended with a tone of surrender painting his voice. Kai shook his head and pulled the gasping Kenny back to his seat. "That answers your question?" He said coldly before dropping back into his meditative posture, eyes tightly closed. "This is the last match of the tournament and boy, is this ever a wicked combination! The undefeated BladeTech, who haven't lost a single match, versus the world champion Bladebreakers whose record isn't nearly as impeccable!" Brad Best shouted loudly as the crowd went wild. "Because these are the finals, we plan to make this really special! Were going to give you a background on each of the beybladers and give you folks a sneak peek at the arena!" AJ Topper announced, receiving whoops of delight from the anxious crowd. "Yes, AJ, we will make this really exciting. The first players who are revealed are the first players to fight in the awesome arena!" Brad commented, as a giant titanium labyrinth appeared, the walls nearly indestructible. "From BladeTech come Dean and his cool Phoenix bitbeast, Aquatix! He is the master of spin and speed, rivaling the Desrazor of Ian when it comes to racing! But be prepared for him to launch a formidable offensive against you as well!" AJ announced, the crowd giving mildly loud applause to the obscure beyblader. "Tyson of the Bladebreakers is a tough opponent and his bitbeast Dragoon is even tougher! This guy is a crowd favorite with his freestyle and unorthodox way of beyblading. Lookout for his Phantom Hurricane or he will blow you away!" Brad continued and the crowd replied with a gigantic cheer. "RG and his dragon bitbeast, Chaotix, are a force to be reckoned with and are major threats to the Bladebreakers! He stuns his foes with a balanced approach to his attacks but really prefers to play defensive, waiting for his opponent to run out of steam. This crafty beyblader excels academically, winning various competitions around the world so be ready for him to throw some nasty strategies and tactics at you!" AJ said, alternating with his partner. Again, only lukewarm applause greeted RG. "Kai, who is widely regarded as the best beyblader ever, will definitely be more than a match for BladeTech with his Dranzer! His style of play is a vicious, quick assault on his opponent, ending the battle quickly! But this has been strained in his previous matches where his opponents proved to be worthy adversaries and really drove his patience to the limit." Brad said and the loudest cheer so far greeted Kai's ears. "Guio is definitely the one to watch as nobody here has ever seen him play due to the fact that his teammates win all three matches before he can fight! His dragon bitbeast, Elektronix, is supposedly able to rip through beyblades in seconds! But we'll have to wait to see if the rumors are true!" AJ announced, adjusting his microphone a bit. No applause greeted Guio as nobody really knew about him, but that was going to change. "Max and Draciel of the Bladebreakers provide the solid defense to Kai's blistering offense and are the rock hard foundation of their team. This optimist is reputedly the most defensive beyblader alive and will ward off any attacks thrown at him and his Draciel!" The All Starz clapped for Max as the rest of the audience did the same. "Matt is one hotheaded beyblader and his firey bitbeast, Pyroteknix, is no exception! Just try to get past his blazing offense and run the risk of getting burned to a crisp! Don't even think about calling him a loser because this guy is really on a hot streak with a perfect record so far, not counting his losses to his formidably poweful teammates during practice." AJ commented, receiving laughter from the crowd. "Ray is the last beyblader for the Bladebreakers but he is definitely not the least! His awesome Driger will put the fear of God into you with all around excellent skills and power. Don't get fooled by his quiet and sensitive exterior, folks, because this guy fights like a wild tiger!" Brad Best finished, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Okay people, let's kick off this final round! Starting with Tyson and Dean!" Dean raised his arms and robotic arms that popped out of the wall took off his leather jacket. The mechanical limbs wrapped around him and glued him to the white wall, retracting as liquid metal spread over him and formed a blue and white armor that covered his body. He opened his brown eyes, as they looked through a slit in his shiny armor. "Whoa! BladeTech are pulling out everything now! Check out the wicked combat armor!" Brad commented loudly, his eyes bulging in their sockets. Dean felt the mask that covered his mouth and ran his metallic fingers across the joints in his helmet. He walked towards the confident Tyson, pulling out his spin shooter and predominantly blue beyblade. "For once, Tyson, I'll make the first insult. Do you really think you can beat me?" Dean said through the flexible mask covering his lower face. "Of course! I'm going for victory and I'm taking you down!" Tyson said optimistically, holding up his launcher and beyblade. "Dream on, loser." Dean said and readied his equipment for battle as Tyson did the same. Tyson was actually pretty scared of this guy. After all, Ray did say that he lost big time to Dean. But no idiot with a superiority complex is going to bring him down. "It's you who has to stop dreaming, buddy. I'm wide awake and aching for battle!" Tyson smiled and got ready to battle. "Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Dean's spin shooter made quite a show as it released his Aquatix with enough spin to cause a miniature tornado without summoning his bitbeast. Tyson jumped in the air and almost spun himself into the dish due to his extreme effort to beat Dean. Aquatix dodged Dragoon's opening attack without a lot of exertion. Tyson lurched forward as his beyblade was evaded again, unable to hit the blue BladeTech beyblade. Dean smiled and his beyblade zipped into the maze as Tyson followed his lead. Eventually the two became separated and were racing along different paths. "That's it! I hate this stupid maze!" Tyson yelled and his beyblade leaped onto the top of the maze's walls, skating towards Aquatix really quickly. Dean's beylade shot right out of the maze and pushed Tyson's blade back into the clearing. The 2 blades collided, Tyson's slowly nudging Aquatix off. Tyson smiled as his blade flipped Dean's beyblade into the air. "Phantom Hurricane!!!" Dragoon appeared out of the bit piece, roaring loudly. Dean's beyblade whirled around as a huge cyclone appeared, blowing away pieces of the maze and expanding the clearing in the middle of the arena. "Aquatix, Spincycle!" A huge Phoenix appeared and screeched in protest to Tyson's attack. His attack ring's edges opened up and revealed twin boosters in each of them. Aquatix spun furiously, escaping Tyson's windy trap. The rocket thrusters supercharged his spinning speed and threw him right at Dragoon. "No way! Ray said he was fast but this is crazy!" Tyson yelled as he tried to evade the blistering speed of Dean. Dragoon chased Aquatix but the blue and silver beyblade kept on dashing behind him. Aquatix slammed into his edge and reversed its spin instantly, attacking again. Dragoon started wobbling and its balance became inconsistent. "Dragoon! Get out of there!" Tyson yelled and his blade rocketed into the maze to avoid Aquatix's persistent attacks. Dean smiled and closed his eyes, folding his arms in pity. "You can't run or hide from me! Typhoon Spin!" Dean's beyblade spun around and around, causing a gigantic whirlwind to appear. Tyson stared in shock as he travelled around it even faster each time, the tornado growing larger and larger each and every time. Aqautix was launched out of the gales and was sent bursting through the titanium walls, punching through the material like paper. He closed in on Dragoon, ready to attack. "Finish him off!!!" Dean yelled and his beyblade blasted into Tyson's, sending it flying out of the arena. "No way!" Tyson shouted in surprise as he stared at the holes in the near impregnable walls of the arean. His beyblade landed at his feet as Dean smirked at the defeated Bladebreaker. "Loser." Tyson fell to his kees as Dean picked up parts of the arena that landed on the floor after he blasted the walls. The BladeTech beyblader fingered the piece through his metal gloves and flung it at Tyson's stomach, causing him to choke in pain. Tyson spat out blood as Kai picked him up and dumped him on their bench. "Looks like Tyson were given a taste of his own medicine! BladeTech sets the score for today's finals!" AJ announced as Kai stepped up to face RG. Cords shot out of BladeTech's wall and wrapped around the scientist like beyblader. RG closed his eyes as black metal covered every portion of his body, highlighted with golden streaks. When he opened his eyes he was encased in his combat armor and ready to beyblade. Dean pulled off his helmet and gave thumbs up to his teammate. "Good luck. They're stronger than I thought. That Tyson actually put up a fight." Dean said seriously as he placed his helmet beside him. RG grinned from under his metal mask and held up his beyblade. "I'll break that Kai's winning streak with Chaotix. Don't worry." RG replied and walked towards the impatient Kai, who was tapping his foot. Kai scowled and put up his launcher, ready to beyblade. "Hey Bladebreaker, you're beyblade's way too obsolete to put up a fight. Give up before I crush it completely." RG said blandly, as if this was one big scientific experiment. "Shut up and get ready. Kai said in his famous cold tone, receiving a frown from RG. "Well, it would be interesting to record Kai's loss to myself. I do lack that particular piece of data." The BladeTech player said and pulled out a launcher, unique in its design. A hollow cylinder connected to hinges hung precariously over the beyblade. RG pushed the tube down and over his beyblade, covering it like the muzzle of a gun. He locked it in place and turned a dial on the launcher. "I'm ready." He said after his preparations and noticed Kai looking at his launcher. "This is my spiral shooter, although it has gone through heavy modifications by me and has a competely revamped computer and ripcord system." RG explained, boasting about his technological prowess. Kai scoffed at the far more advanced launcher and pulled up his considerably powerful spring grip. "Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" RG pulled his ripcord without much of an effort as his launcher did the work for him. Kai, on the other hand, really let loose with his beyblade as he lacked the technology of RG. The BladeTech beyblade landed in the middle of the clearing and stayed put as Dranzer tried to attack him. Dranzer rocketed himself right at the motionless beyblade and was about to pulverize it when something strange happened. RG's beyblade became more compact as its attack ring and weight disk retracted and became an almost perfect circle. Dranzer merely slid off its frictionless surface and circled the beyblade for another pass. Kai gritted his teeth in frustration as he just bounced off the unbelievably slick beyblade. "Other beybladers try to make their beyblades more defensive and durable by changing the material or adding balance improvers like Max's Draciel. But I have a completely different idea!" RG boasted as Dranzer slipped off Chaotix's smooth surface, smirking at the confident Bladebreaker. "You really too much on your gadgets." Kai said calmly and his beyblade jumped onto the top of Chaotix. "Science is flawed." He continued and RG roared in anger in response. Dranzer was able to damage RG's beyblade due to the fact that he forgot to make the top of his attack ring as slick as the rest of his beyblade. "Science is perfect! Just like my beyblade!" The edges of his black beyblade shot out and his weight disk unfolded itself. Chaotix threw off Dranzer and started to attack the opposing blade. Dranzer evaded this slam and positioned itself for another attack. RG smiled and changed his beyblade's mode to defensive again, watching as Dranzer skidded off his beyblade. He grinned and his beyblade opened up while Kai's beyblade was still sliding off his and watched as it blasted Dranzer into a wall. "You're flawed, Kai!" RG yelled and his awesome black dragon bitbeast, Chaotix emanated from his beyblade. "Chaotix, Chaos Hammer!" RG ordered and his beyblade knocked into Kai's with tremendous force, pinning the Bladebreaker's Dranzer to the titanium wall of the maze. His black beyblade tilted and began hammering Dranzer into the wall but was driven back as the Phoenix let loose with its Fire Arrow. RG's beyblade fired itself up a wall and aimed its base at the lightning-fast Dranzer. "I made this just for you! Chaotix, Black Arrow!" Chaotix roared and zoomed back down the wall, using gravity as an additional source of power. It imitated Kai's attack and held its ground against the Bladebreaker bitbeast. "You're a sorry excuse for a beyblader. Only Guio is worth fighting in your team." Kai said calmly as his beyblade unwittingly copied Dominique's techinque and flipped Chaotix onto Dranzer's attack ring, whittling down its stamina. RG sweated heavily inside his suit as he desperately tried to find away to escape this one. For once, he wasn't able to find an answer as time ran out. Chaotix fell onto the metal dish's floor with a clang, ending the amazing battle. RG picked up his beyblade quietly and plopped down beside a disappointed Guio. He took off his helmet and was greeted by a punch from his leader. "Now I have to win this. How could you lose?" He asked in a harsh tone that reminded RG of Kai. "I don't know. I probably ran more than 10 million possibilities through my computer; there were zero chances of him winning. My Black Arrow should have obliterated him instantly." RG said, stunned by his loss. Guio shook his head and for the first time in his life, unwittingly agreed with his worst enemy, Kai. "RG, I already told you. Science is not perfect so forget about your damn calculations." He said as he walked up to the dish. At the Bladebreaker bench, Tyson patted Kai on the back but his hand was pushed away. Kai closed his eyes and prepared for what seemed like an inevitable loss. "Max has no idea what he's going up against." Kai said rather loudly and the rest of the team stared at him. He noticed their puzzled expressions and explained. "Guio has the most powerful beyblade and bitbeast I have ever seen. He blasts his opponent's beyblade into oblivion. Max has no chance of winning." Kai said quite pessimistically, receiving an exasperated groan from Tyson. "Max can win this! He's been up against tough odds before!" Tyson said cheerily, ignorant of the truth. Kai shook his head and dozed off in the face of the excitement. "I have other things on my mind." Kai said and closed his eyes. Tyson groaned and watched as Max fixed up his equipment. The American watched nervously as Guio swatted away a mechanical arm and stuck his left arm into the wall. The Bladebreaker watched with amazement as the white wall rippled when Guio's arm entered it as though it wasn't solid. Guio pulled out a shiny electric blue suit of armor from the wall with an extreme effort, his face twisted into a grimace. He sighed after pulling it out and put it on with the least bit of exertion. In a matter of seconds, he was completely covered in his armor and walked up to Max. The perceptive Bladebreaker noticed something immediately. "Why are you still wearing your gloves?" Max asked honestly, Guio replying with a sneer. "Wouldn't you like to know?" He snarled as he put his arm in front of him and his beyblade and launcher shot out of one his pockets and attached themselves to his gloves. "I love magnets." He said as he prepared his gadgets for the battle. "Bladebreaker, get ready to be humiliated." Guio said to Max as he stuck out his shooting arm and took one step backwards, in position for the battle. Max activated his sniper grip and stared into the determined eyes of his competitor, hoping for an easy victory. "Beyblades ready!" Guio smirked and his grip tightened on the ripcord, completely immersed in the battle. Max's arms stiffened as his hand firmly grasped his sniper grip. "3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Max shouted out as he fired his beyblade with all the power he had in his body, sending Draciel right to the middle of the dish. Guio yelled, caught up in the excitement of the game, as his arm completely flung away the ripcord, further increasing the great magnitude of power that came from his magnet launcher. His beylade nearly collided with the great force of Draciel but he immediately activated the electromagnetic field that was concealed within his machine. Draciel pounded on the invisible wall surrounding Elektronix but found it impossible to penetrate the shield. He tried to copy Kai's tactic when he fought RG but found out that the field extended to a lot more places than previously known. He sweated as his beyblade slid off the barrier and veered off into the maze, ready to try another tactic. Guio's eyes narrowed as he saw Draciel put on a burst of speed and zip through the maze. He shut off his defense mechanism and switched to speed mode. The tip of his beyblade's base changed and became a round metal ball, similar to Max's "Metal Ball Defense" except that this increased the speed. He rocketed into the titanium maze, noticing the fact that this wasn't pure titanium and was imbued with some trace metals. He smirked and pretended to get lost in the modern day labyrinth while Max formulated a plot. "Now Elektronix! Magnetic Pulse!" Elektronix shot up into the air and released a huge invisible blast that sent ripples through the air. It collided with the walls surrounding Draciel and bent them, making them collapse on the green beyblade. His electric blue beyblade hopped on the walls and spun close by to the wreckage. He smiled sinisterly and proceeded with the destruction even though the battle was obviously finished. He twisted another wall into a few hundred metal spikes and sent them raining down on the helpless Draciel, completely shredding the thing like paper. He removed the rest of the debri with another magnetic attack and made the hole- riddled beyblade hover in the air, before tossing it at Max's feet. "Wowee! Guio really wins that one and proves to the crowd why he's the leader of BladeTech!" Brad Best said enthusiastically, amazed by the power of Elektronix. "There are rumors that the battle didn't even use the true power of his beyblade! The Bladebreakers are in huge trouble!" AJ Topper agreed as a bell rung out and Ray walked out to meet his opponent, Matt. "Hey! What's this? It looks like Ray and Matt were old buddies from the same village the White Tigers hail from! But I sense some hostility between the two, looks like something changed that a long time ago!" AJ Topper announced happily as Matt, down below, submitted to the mechanical arms and allowed himself to be clothed by the machines. Ray looked at the floor in regret, wishing he had never ever done anything bad to Matt before. He heard the last snap of armor coming together as Matt strided towards him, his beyblade and launcher in his hand. Ray looked up and faced Matt through the opening in the mask where his eyes were. "Look, I'm sorry for whatever I did before. What he happened to the old Matthew? The kind and somewhat talkative boy we used to know." Ray apologized sincerely but was greeted by a cold sneer from within the helmet. "You want to know what happened? He died. He died a long time ago. And you're the one who killed him." Matt said harshly, pointing an accusing finger at Ray. "I'm going to bring you down so badly there won't be a milimeter of your beyblade left behind!" He continued, shouting in frustration. "You asked for it, Matt." Ray said quietly as his expression changed into one of seriousness. Matt's face contorted into one of sheer, uncontrolled anger. "Let's go." The Bladebreaker boy said to his adversary as they both lifted up their launchers and beyblades. Matt's fingers danced on his launcher's onboard computer and he eadied the nitrous oxide for his launcher. He gritted his teeth and glared back at Ray who calmly prepared his beyblade. "Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Ray almost completely spun around as he really let loose in this battle, praying for a victory. Matt was so entirely concentrated on winning that his ripcord was sent flying out of his hand due to his unbelievable power, embedding itself beside Guio's ear. Matt shouted in anger as the nitrous oxide feed kicked in and sent one hell of a boom through the arena. Ray stumbled backwards due to this huge explosion and rubbed his eyes. His beyblade was slowly being driven back by Matt's Pyroteknix, completely unable to hold its ground against the awesome power. His eyes flitted off to Mariah in the stands, her nails firmly digging into her seat as she watched in nervousness. Ray shouted out a huge warcry and his beyblade reacted by suddenly stopping Pyroteknix in its tracks. "This is for attacking Mariah!!!" He shouted, as his beyblade suddenly grew red with all the sparks their attacks were causing. Matt punched the air in front of him and shouted out. "This is for my hell of a life!" He yelled as his beyblade further increased its power, the two beyblades nearly reaching their utmost limit. "Driger! Tiger Claw!" "Pyroteknix! Trinity Flame!" They both shouted as the two blades zipped away from each other and suddenly darted back at amazing speeds. An immense cloud of smoke rose up as the 2 beyblades collided, obliterating a portion of the dish. When it cleared, the 2 were still attacking eahc other, determined to win at any cost. Driger finally escaped into the maze to cool off from the intense heat caused by their attacks. Pyroteknix blasted into the opposite side of the maze. After a while, Pyroteknix leaped into the air, frustrated and angry. "Heatwave!!!" An orange shockwave grew outward from the red and orange beyblade, ripping apart most of the maze. Ray's eys narrowed as he pushed his beyblade to the limit, making it bounce of the debris and head right for Matt's blade. The BladeTech beyblader roared as his Phoenix bitbeast flew put from the center of his beyblade. His firey blade skidded down the wall and streamed flames as it headed down for Driger. "Driger! Tiger Claw at full power!" Ray's bitbeast jumped out of his beyblade and zoomed at the roaring Pyroteknix. The 2 majestic animals fought madly, their silver blood spilling on the ruined dish as their beyblade counterparts started to fall apart from their intense attacks. The 2 beyblades darted away from each other and readied for their final attack. Pyroteknix screeched madly, flapping its burning wings. Driger roared and threatened the opposing Phoenix with its claws. "Trinity Inferno! Go, Pyroteknix!!!" Matt shouted at his damaged beyblade. "Ultimate Tiger Claw!!! Let's end this!!!" Ray commanded in response and the two beybladers glared at each other for a while before their beyblades slammed into each other with incredible force. Matt bounced on the floor as the amazing explosion knocked him backwards. Ray was blown off his feet and rolled across the stadium. The BladeTech beyblader pulled off his helmet and revealed his sweaty face as he stared at his smoking beyblade, defeated by Ray's wobbly Driger. Ray just stared in awe at his unstable yet victorious beyblade, in disbelief at the outcome. The 2 slowly stood up and stared at each other's eyes before picking up their motionless beyblades, Ray's finally stopping after a few more seconds. Ray walked up to the defeated Matt and held out his hand. Matt stared at his sweaty hand for a while before shaking it. "Good match." The BladeTech beyblader said quietly before walking back to his disappointed teammates. The crowd went wild and cheered on both beybladers, screaming wildly for both of the skilled beybladers. His ecstatic and amazed comrades who began assaulting him with congratulations and questions greeted Ray. "How in the name of God were you able to win?" Kenny asked as they all looked at his beyblade, already falling apart. "I don't know. Something surged inside of me and really pumped me up." He shrugged and sat down beside a bored Kai who finally finished modifying his beyblade, ready to battle Guio. Dean punched Matt in the stomach before spitting in distaste. Guio held back the angry beyblader and put on his helmet again. "I'll win this match and then punish you and RG." He said coldly and walked towards the demolished dish with his beyblade in his hand. He stared seriously at his opponent and attached his beyblade to his magnet launcher. "I'll give back your little friend if you beat me. That's highly unlikely though. It'll take a miracle for you to win." He said frankly and clenched his gloved hand into a fist. Kai gritted his teeth and readied his modified beyblade, glistening in the light. "Then I'll have to make a miracle." He said quietly and prepared to face off in intense competition. AJ Topper's finger slammed down on a button and music began to blare from the arena's stereos."Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Guio yelled out as he obliterated his launcher with his power, sending his beyblade blasting into the arena like a missile. Kai's eyes narrowed as he completely threw away his launcher and ripcord with the force he put into the launch. The 2 beyblades actually collided, surprising Guio. The BladeTech beyblader and suddenly heard the difference. "Bastard! You're using a rubber-sheated beyblade!" Guio shouted as the two beyblades slammed into each other repeatedly, causing huge sparks to appear. Kai smiled and held up his shoe, showing off the melted sole and pointing to his beyblade. Guio roared in anger and his beyblade almost would have entirely destroyed Kai's beyblade. "Attack mode!" He shouted and the edges off his beyblade's attack ring popped out for added power, surpassing even Matt's incredible strength. Dranzer was thrown around like a rag doll, constantly being tossed by the cannonball-like beyblade. It crashed into the black beyblade, ripping bits of it apart. Kai released a huge roar as he somehow found the power to evade Elektronix's next slam, sliding away from the electric blue beyblade. "What gives?" Guio yelled as he found it impossible to even touch the renewed energy of Dranzer. The BladeTech leader shouted out another order to his beyblade, causing it to change into its high-speed mode. It finally connected with the black beyblade but was knocked backwards by its immense power. Kai stumbled backwards in shock, as Dranzer was able to hold its ground against the far more superior Elektronix. A huge flash grew outward from the dueling beyblades and covered the entire dome. When the light cleared, both beyblades were glowing, completely recovered and reconstructed somehow. Their respective bitbeasts were out, roaring and attacking each other. The dragon Elektronix swatted away Dranzer just as it fired a blast of flames at him. Below, the 2 beyblades were knocked away from each other because of their mind-boggling power. Guio activated the magnetic M15 mechanism and fired the rest of the arena at Dranzer like a rapid-fire machine gun. Dranzer warded off the repetitive bursts of steel with its unbelievably increased speed and slammed into Elektronix with incredulous force. Elektronix crashed into Dranzer as retaliation and sent its opponent streaming into a pile of debris. Guio shouted out his final command and Kai closed his eyes in recognition of defeat while his beyblade desperately dug out of the piles of titanium. "Surge of Destruction!!!" The entire crowd was silenced as a wounded Elektronix appeared, unfolding its golden claws and roaring majestically. Its jaws opened up as Dranzer appeared defiantly, flapping its wings in protest. "No, go away Dranzer! Run before it hits you!" Kai yelled but his bitbeast sent a mental feeling of reassurance to him and stared at his master in the eye. Elektronix fired a huge beam of ethereal blue light and Kai watched helplessly as his beyblade disappeared under the beam, engulfed in the attack. He fell to his knees, in sheer disbelief of what had happened. "I lost Dranzer." He said quietly as Guio looked down on him. "That's right, Kai! Looks like I win!" He boasted but his eyes suddenly narrowed as he turned to face the rumbling arena. The smoke from Elektronix's devastating technique cleared and he watched as Kai's beyblade still spun, unaffected by the deadly beam. His eyes bulged at the impossible sight and he took a step back as he saw a golden wolf restrain his dragon. The wolf snapped at the dragon, no beyblade holding it back. Guio fell on the floor and rubbed his eyes, staring at the bitbeast he thought was dead. "Retriel?" He said in skepticism, blinking at the sight of the huge wolf. It roared and bit down on Elktronix's neck, causing the electrifying dragon to hide within the beyblade again. Kai took his chances and fired his beyblade at Guio's, sending his oponent's beyblade spiralling out of the arena. "No way! Kai is aided by a strange bitbeast and he takes Guio by surprise, winning the match and the tournament!" Brad Best shouted, reigniting the silent crowd. "But what a way to go for Guio! Those two really put on a show for all of us here!" AJ Topper added to the noise as everyone cheered for loser and winner alike. But they suddenly were quieted as Guio fell to the floor, limp, and so did his teammates, falling one by one. The Bladebreakers jumped up and ran to their rivals, checking to see if they were all right. A metal platform rose up from the floor of the stadium and a man with flowing silver hair looked at the Bladebreakers with amusement. "How utterly interesting. Tell me, how did you beat my perfect team?" He said twirling a gun in his right hand and holding an unconscious Dominique in his other hand. Kai stood up abruptly and was held back by Ray. "Oh, so you're interested in my captive." Tyson stood up from checking Dean's pulse, which was scarily erratic, and angrily questioned the unknown man. "Hey! Who the hell are you anyway?" The man frowned and shot at the ground in front of Tyson. "My name is Neil Arcford, genetic engineer extraordinaire." Kenny scratched his head in puzzlement and pointed at Arcford. "But weren't you kicked out of your lab because of unethical ideas? Something about creating the perfect human." The Bladebreakers suddenly stared at the unconscious beybladers and realized why they were so unnaturally skilled. He stopped twirling the pistol and aimed it Guio's head. "I also worked on mind control, for your information. Apparently I forgot to program losing into their thick skulls." He said and pressed the trigger and the Bladebreakers whirled around to see a hole in the floor. "Where did they go?" He shouted and frantically pointed the muzzle to Dominique's unconscious head. The crowd was still and silent as they all searched for the missing team, who seemed to have completely vanished. "Stop or I'll shoot her!" He shouted and the entirety of BladeTech appeared, crouched like tigers behind Arcford. The metal platform whirled around to face the beybladers, humming metallically. The demented scientist whistled nervously and robots appeared out of the metal floor just like BladeTech's armor. The robots grabbed the 4 genetic experiments and restrained them, 4 sets of metallic arms holding them back. Arcford whirled around and taunted the Bladebreaker leader. "I'm very impressed, Kai. Why don't you surrender to me and become like them, perfect." He said in mock admiration, pressing the muzzle of the pistol to Dominique's ear. Kai stood straight and looked at Arcford defiantly, his hands turning into fists. Arcford smiled maniacally and switched his aim to Kai's chest. He squeezed the trigger and a bullet pierced through the Bladebreaker leader's chest, his blood spilling on the floor. Ray launched himself at the crazy geneticist, flinging a punch right at him. A robot jumped out of the floor and knocked Ray backward, warping one of its hands into a sword. "Damn you!" Ray said before the sword was driven through his chest in the same area where Kai was shot. Max punched the robot in its stomach area, tears mixing with his sweat. The spindly robot swatted him away, throwing him to the floor. Arcford's eyes narrowed as he turned around and saw his experiments, convulsing with energy. "Arcford!!!" Guio yelled as electricity streamed out of his body and overloaded the robot holding him. The scared scientist fired shots at his creation but the steel of the robot absorbed the bullets as Guio used it as an inhuman shield. The robot of RG exploded as black lightning poured into it, decimating the machine. Dean crackled with blue energy and it zapped the mechanized terror, water pouring out of its joints. Matt's arms melted off the robot, his entire body up in flames. Tyson gaped at the boys he once thought as normal and watched as they threw off the robots holding them with amazing strength. Arcford fired more shots at them but all of them seemed to disintegrate before it could reahc them. Guio suddenly reappeared in front of his creator and delivered a punch that broke Arcford's nose, sending him to the floor. Matt jumped up with frightening speed and caught Dominique in his arms and laid her down beside Kai's writhing body. Kai opened his eyes weakly as BladeTech left them and rounded up on Arcford. He almost barfed as he heard the scream of a terrified man and then the sound of bones breaking and blood spilling. But his attention was diverted as he laid eyes on her sleeping form, stroking her long hair with his hand. Ray, barely able to stand, helped Kai up and handed the severely wounded beyblader to his uninjured partner, Tyson. The Bladebreakers surrounded Kai after Dean ran to the infirmary and carried an entire batch of medical equipment over to the injured beyblader. Before Ray knew it, he was strapped to a stretcher and was undergoing surgery by a kid barely his age. "Uh, RG, do you know what you're doing?" He protested as the beyblader/genius began stitching up his bleeding chest. "I only know how to sew back your wound. Kai's bullet injury is something else." The armor covered beyblader explained as he hastily finished the medical job. Ray stood up quickly but was pinned back down as Mariah jumped on him. "Ray! Are you all right?" She said with tears in her eyes as she hugged him in front of the rest of the White Tigers, who ran down from the audience seating. "Stop choking me first and I might answer." He gasped and she got up, blushing at her mistake and pulling Ray up. Lee walked up to Ray and stared at him for a while with peircing eyes. "Sorry." The White Tiger leader bowed his head and stuck out his hand. Ray shook it and turned to face an embarassed Matt. "Hey, um, I'm really sorry for the stuff that happened while I was under the mind control." He apologized and showed off a microchip floating in a puddle of blood in his hand. "I choked it out." He laughed a bit and scratched his head. "Guess I wasn't able to become the best beyblader ever. I lost to you after all." He said in an undertone, humiliated by the fact that he was under mind control. "Why didn't you tell us that we were hurting you before?" Lee said angrily at his former neighbor. "Uh, well. I thought she wouldn't like me." Matt explained, blushing and turning around to hide the expression. Ray laughed and Mariah kissed Matt lightly on the cheek, causing him to blush even more. "Let's check up on Kai." Ray said, pulling back Mariah with his hand.
Kai was breathing heavily as BladeTech and the Bladebreakers tried to pry him off Dominique. He was pushing them off, trying to wake her up. He swatted away Dean's armored hand and reached for her as she began to wake up. Ray pulled him back just as Dominique opened her eyes. "Kai, we have to bring you to the clinic!" Tyson shouted as he grabbed Kai's protesting arm. "You're going to die if you don't stop resisting!" Ray said, gasping as Kai punched him in the stomach. More arms held him back and began to lift him as the Blue Passion leader suddenly realized what was happening. Kai made one last tug and he prevailed, his face landing on Dominique's shoulder. She hugged him tightly as arms wrapped around her waist and threatened to separate them again. Kai kissed her ear lightly before he passed out. "I love you. He whispered in her ear before Ian and Nico grabbed his legs and pulled him away. Dominique's heart skipped a beat as she saw him unconscious and maybe dead, his eyes staring vacantly at her. Arms trying to get her medical attention swarmed as she reached out to touch him. "Wait!" But the rest of her sentence was muffled as Matt covered her mouth and pulled her back. She promptly delivered a blow to his stomach and swatted his face, sending him reeling backward. Ray carried Kai by the arms as Tyson and Max, trying to rush him to the clinic. He looked back and stared at the crying Blue Passion leader, blood rushing up his heart. "Damn. That made me feel bad." He said as he watched her push away the other beybladers and desperately try to reach Kai. End of chapter
Pyroteknix: Yes, it is a little bit messed up, but I was rushing a bit.
Aerodynamix: Cool battles!
Pyroteknix: The next chapter will be a diary entry by RG of BladeTech. A bit of a teaser about my sequel that will probably be humour.
Aerodynamix: Wonder how many words this is? 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
By: Pyroteknix
Aerodynamix: Ha! Kai did find out who kidnapped Dominique! (Releases butterfly air force)
Pyroteknix: Darn. Hey, I feel all itchy and strange! Noooo! (Dust falls on nose and releases sneeze that demolishes couch where he is hiding)
Aerodynamix: I'm victorious! Hahaha!
"I've got to check up on Mariah! I hope she's fine." Ray thought as he ran towards the dome's clinic. After the battle with the suicidal Dark Eden, Ray told his teammates about the attack on Mariah. Kai, acting levelheaded as usual, told Ray him there was only one more team to go and they were one last team to go. Even though he and his teammates were all alone in their room, Ray wasn't leaving it to chance that BladeTech didn't know that he found out who attacked Mariah. He ran faster and faster, his heart beating at an unbelievable pace. He skidded to a halt as Mariah was standing outside the clinic, smiling at Ray. Ray breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her. Mariah pushed him away and planted a short kiss on his lips. "No hugs, please. My stomach still hurts." She said jokingly while stroking his hair. Ray returned the favor and pressed his lips against hers and ran his fingers through her pink hair. "Mariah." Ray said softly while staring into her eyes. Ray's eyes narrowed and he shoved Mariah out of the way of a falling man dressed in a gray and red ninja uniform. The strangely dressed person slashed at Ray's head with a knife, cutting off a bit of his black bangs. Ray grabbed the man's arm and twisted off the knife, simultaneously checking behind his shoulder to look at the recovering Mariah. He jumped backward as the ninja-like man threw punches at him, combining various martial arts and styles Ray had never seen before. The ninja kicked Ray in the stomach and somersaulted over the Bladebreaker, grabbing Mariah's cheek before delivering a backhanded punch to her face. "I should have finished you off earlier!" The man shouted, clutching her shirt's collar as he readied a punch. Ray's foot slammed into the man's face, knocking him backwards. Ray unleashed a volley of punches in defense of Mariah, crushing the other boy. He grabbed his facemask and pulled it off just before he leapt away from the 2. Mariah stood up and placed her hand on Ray's shoulder and gasped. "Ray, Matt is." Mariah said in disbelief as she stared into the sneering face of the BladeTech beyblader. Matt removed the top of his facemask felt his sweaty hair. "Matthew. Don't you remember, Ray?" He said, clenching his fists as Ray began to realize who he was.
Flashback:
Lee tapped Ray's shoulder as they watched a fairskinned boy walk up the road leading to their town, closely followed by the village leader. The boy shuffled his feet and twiddled his thumbs as Lee's grandfather, the village leader, introduced the shy kid. "Lee, Ray, this is Matthew. His parents are geologists and they're studying the mountain over there." He said slowly, pointing to a nearby mountain. "Our village was the closest place to the mountain so they decided to let him live here for a while." He explained to the future beybladers, who scratched their head.
End Flashback
Ray threw another punch at Matt but his arm was twisted and he took a step back, rubbing his painful limb. Mariah took a step towards Matt but was stopped by Ray. She looked puzzled as she wondered why he would attack them. "Why did you attack us? I thought you were our friend?" She asked and the beyblader laughed in reply. "Me, your friend? You're kidding!" He said as Ray suddenly realized why he was like that.
Flashback:
"I want to be as good as you in beyblading, Ray!" Matthew said as Ray defeated another boy with his crude beyblade. Ray looked at Lee and fell on the grass laughing. "You! You're too little to beyblade!" Ray said, rolling on the grass. Tears began to fill Matthew's eyes and he started to run away. "I'm as old as you! Why do you tease me?" He said with a small voice. Lee stood up and looked over Matthew's head, pretending not to see him. "Hey Matthew! Stand on a tree stump, I can't see you!" Ray and Lee started laughing again as he ran off crying childishly.
End Flashback
"You got really tall!" Ray said absentmindedly, forcing Mariah to shut his mouth. Matt's gloved fists tightened and he shook a bit. "See? What right do you have to call me your friend?" He said angrily as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny shuriken. Mariah instinctively stepped behind Ray as Matt took a few steps forward. "My original orders were to kill Mariah, but I was weak. I couldn't bring myself to do it and tried to hide the fact that she was still alive to my teammates." He said while looking at Mariah with a mixed expression of fondness and hatred. "Why do you want to kill her? Why not me?" Ray shouted, protecting his girlfriend.
Flashback:
Matthew watched Mariah observe two butterflies flitting around in the air, unaware that Ray was watching him. Ray's eyes narrowed as he watched Matthew blush when Mariah waved to the foreign kid. He ducked behind the bush he was hiding in and began to formulate a plan for what his elders called "Blackmail". Matthew tripped over a root as he skipped back to his temporary home happily, oblivious to his surroundings. Ray grumbled over the obvious fact that the new guy had a crush on Mariah and walked away. Gary, Kevin and Lee burst into laughter as Matthew walked into the clearing where they were discussing beyblades and the bitbeast, Driger. "Hey, small fry! How's Mariah?" Lee said maliciously, emphasizing the word Mariah. Gary fell backwards from laughing and Kevin pointed at the humiliated boy. Matthew's eyes fell on the visibly pleased Ray and wiped a tear from his eye. "I swear I'll get even with you, Ray! I'll be the best beyblader ever and I'll make Mariah like me!" Ray laughed hysterically with his friends as Matthew ran away angry.
End Flashback
"You made my life a living hell, Ray! This was my revenge but I messed up because I couldn't, I couldn't. I couldn't kill her!" He shouted, his forefinger pointed accusingly at Mariah. He raised the knife and readied his aim. "But this time, I'm not letting dead feelings get in my way!" He yelled as Ray raised his arms to hide Mariah. He smirked and delivered a roundhouse kick to Ray, sending him to the floor and jumped over him, pinning Mariah to the wall. He gritted his teeth and slammed the knife a mere centimeters away from her head and took a step back, obviously experiencing something. Matt fell to the floor and clutched his head, screaming in pain as he suffered one giant headache. "What's happening?" He slowly reached for three black colored balls in his pocket and pulled them out as Ray got to his feet, fists ready. Matt threw the explosives on the floor and in a swirl of noxious smoke, disappeared. Ray rubbed his bruised arm and helped the stunned White Tiger beyblader up. "Ray. I didn't realize who he was before." She said, crying. Ray hugged her and brought her back to the clinic. "You need to rest, Mariah. He hit you really hard on the face." Mariah struggled from his grip and resisted going back to the room. She kissed him hard on the lips and he stopped, surprised. "I don't want to leave your side with him around." She said as she stared defiantly into his eyes. Ray smiled and kissed her bruised cheek, removing the pain that was previously there. "You seem to be better now." He said as he observed her face in mock seriousness. "All better, Ray." She said and the 2 beybladers passionately kissed each other as a jealous set of eyes watched. Matt watched them from behind a potted plant and his eyes burned with hatred. "Why did you get her? I deserve her more than you do, Ray!" He said before stepping back into the shadows and vanishing without a trace.
Kai pressed his back against the wall beside the door to the training room, silently observing Guio battle his teammates for practice. His eyes made a puzzled expression as he wondered why Matt wasn't with them but quietly shook his head and continued the spying. The player Kai had never seen before, RG, was obviously holding out longer than Dean with his black beyblade that reminded Kai of a cold night. His beyblade already took several hits from Guio's extremely powerful Elektronix but was still spinning, quite far from losing. The BladeTech leader's beyblade seemingly slid off RG's as though his opponent's entire blade was coated in grease. Suddenly, RG's beyblade expanded and attacked Elektronix, who readily activated its magnetic field to deflect the charge. The black beyblade nearly hit Guio's electric blue beyblade but bounced off an invisible shield. Guio smiled and snapped his fingers, watching as his beyblade rocketed up the dish's slope and landed on RG's black beyblade, stopping it by slowly digging the base into the steel of the arena with crushing, but controlled, force. RG picked up his scratch less yet defeated beyblade and put it into the one of his trench coat's many pockets. Elektronix jolted into the air and glued itself to Guio's gloved hand, victorious again. His defeated teammate shrugged and Dean would have been next to battle his leader if it weren't for Matt. Matt, dressed in his flaming red jacket again, grabbed Kai's shoulders and shoved him inside the room, forcing him on his knees with a punch. All of BladeTech stared at him with varying expressions. Dean looked at him with mock amusement, RG with interest and curiosity. Matt glared at him with angry eyes as his leader stared at Kai's defiant face with hatred. Matt tightly gripped both of Kai's struggling arms and pinned them to his back while his leader coldly stared at his face. "Kai, how nice of you to spy on us." Guio said in a sarcastic voice, his hand waving to his teammates to come closer. "RG, take Matt's position. He should practice with Dean." The BladeTech leader commanded and RG grabbed Kai's arms just as Matt removed his grip from the Bladebreaker's wrists and walked over to the dish where Dean was waiting. "Why did you take Dominique?" Kai demanded, spitting on Guio's rubber shoes. "Why did you destroy that expensive little communicator I sent you?" Guio said in a high voice, irking Kai. The Bladebreaker made an effort to escape RG's iron grip but was unsuccessful in breaking free. "Answer my question? I know your last excuse wasn't real!" Kai shouted, referring to the screen where he talked with Guio. Or at least, thought it was Guio. "I only sent the damn thing, I had nothing to do with that conversation you had." He retaliated, kicking Kai in the stomach. "But I can take the credit for actually creating and doing the kidnapping. It was my idea to make you lose and suffer." He boasted loudly. Kai made another effort to get free but RG firmly held him back. "Why do you want to beat me so badly? You already wrecked my beyblade!" Kai protested and received a scowl from his nemesis. "It wasn't enough. I wasn't able to use my final attack." Guio explained, slowly stroking his beyblade as though it was a favorite pet. His eyes narrowed as he grabbed Kai's shirt and lifted him off his feet. "When I fought you many years ago, you completely defeated me and Retriel, my Golden Wolf bitbeast!" He shouted, spraying spit in Kai's face. "So what? I do that all the time." Kai said calmly in the face of the human lightning storm. "What you don't realize is the fact that somehow, you killed my bitbeast! After that, my obsession became to hunt you down and totally rub Dranzer out of the picture as revenge!" Guio said as Kai suddenly realized that if Guio still had Retriel, he wouldn't be using Elektronix. The BladeTech leader dropped Kai and signaled RG to move the Bladebreaker to a practice dish. "Dean, I need you to get one of the training beyblades with artificial bitbeasts. I'm showing our guest my secret weapon." He ordered and Dean nodded his head in reply while he caught his triumphant beyblade subconsciously. Matt walked away from the dish and watched Guio ready his beyblade, grumbling something about Dean having a lucky streak. Dean launched the pink beyblade into the arena, Kai suddenly realizing the fact that it was a replica of Mariah's beyblade. Guio's bitbeast, Elektronix, came out right away. "Elektronix! Surge of Destruction!" Guio commanded and even his teammates watched in awe as the electrifying dragon called Elektronix opened its jaws and fired a huge blast of blue energy, the immense beam sparking up while it headed for the copy of Galux. "Your bitbeast has an attack that directly affects the other beyblade without increasing your beyblade's power or something?" Kai asked in shock and awe as he watched the beam collide with the pink beyblade, disintegrating it and burning away the resisting Galux. Kai's jaw dropped as he watched Galux fade away, its pink tinted skin burning with ethereal flames. Guio held out his hand and his beyblade jumped up into his palm. He stared into Kai's surprised face coldly, his icy eyes drilling into the Bladebreaker. He snapped his fingers and RG let their captive go, ready to attack him at the slightest provocation. Kai took a few steps backward, glaring at his new worst enemy, before breaking off into a run. Guio sighed and tapped RG's shoulder. "One more battle. You're still too slow." He said and RG nodded as he pulled out a handheld computer from his pocket and began taking data about his leader's attack. Sure, he told them about it but seeing it completely blast a beyblade into oblivion was a different story. "Stop acting like that Kenny geek and get over here!" Guio yelled at his self- absorbed teammate and attached his beyblade to the magnet launcher. "Sure, Guio. Just a sec."
Tyson ran up to his waiting teammates, ready to win the finals. Max waved back at him and patted the empty spot beside him. "Hey, Tyson! Let's win this tournament!" The American said optimistically as Tyson pumped his fist in the air confidently. "Yeah! Were going to steamroll them until they're as flat as pancakes." Tyson said, nudging Max in the ribs. Kenny noticed Ray looking exceptionally serious, his gaze fixed on Matt. Kenny tapped the meditating Kai on the shoulder and inquired about Ray's strange behavior. "Is something wrong with Ray? Mariah's out of the infirmary and he should be ecstatic at the very least." Kenny said, Kai replying with a shrug. "I'll ask him since you can't." Kai said quietly and faced Ray, who was digging his nails into his pants. "Why are you so focused today? You aren't even celebrating the fact that we reached the finals." Kai said blandly. Ray sighed and turned to face his comrade with a sad expression. "Matt was someone I knew before. I only realized it a while ago when he tried to attack me and Mariah." He started, his voice filled with sadness and regret. "He wouldn't have become such a demented person if I never teased him! Its all my fault he's like this now!" Ray said, unintentionally punching Kenny in the stomach because of his frustration. "I can't believe he became like this. He was such a nice guy before but now he's a madman who tried to kill Mariah." Ray ended with a tone of surrender painting his voice. Kai shook his head and pulled the gasping Kenny back to his seat. "That answers your question?" He said coldly before dropping back into his meditative posture, eyes tightly closed. "This is the last match of the tournament and boy, is this ever a wicked combination! The undefeated BladeTech, who haven't lost a single match, versus the world champion Bladebreakers whose record isn't nearly as impeccable!" Brad Best shouted loudly as the crowd went wild. "Because these are the finals, we plan to make this really special! Were going to give you a background on each of the beybladers and give you folks a sneak peek at the arena!" AJ Topper announced, receiving whoops of delight from the anxious crowd. "Yes, AJ, we will make this really exciting. The first players who are revealed are the first players to fight in the awesome arena!" Brad commented, as a giant titanium labyrinth appeared, the walls nearly indestructible. "From BladeTech come Dean and his cool Phoenix bitbeast, Aquatix! He is the master of spin and speed, rivaling the Desrazor of Ian when it comes to racing! But be prepared for him to launch a formidable offensive against you as well!" AJ announced, the crowd giving mildly loud applause to the obscure beyblader. "Tyson of the Bladebreakers is a tough opponent and his bitbeast Dragoon is even tougher! This guy is a crowd favorite with his freestyle and unorthodox way of beyblading. Lookout for his Phantom Hurricane or he will blow you away!" Brad continued and the crowd replied with a gigantic cheer. "RG and his dragon bitbeast, Chaotix, are a force to be reckoned with and are major threats to the Bladebreakers! He stuns his foes with a balanced approach to his attacks but really prefers to play defensive, waiting for his opponent to run out of steam. This crafty beyblader excels academically, winning various competitions around the world so be ready for him to throw some nasty strategies and tactics at you!" AJ said, alternating with his partner. Again, only lukewarm applause greeted RG. "Kai, who is widely regarded as the best beyblader ever, will definitely be more than a match for BladeTech with his Dranzer! His style of play is a vicious, quick assault on his opponent, ending the battle quickly! But this has been strained in his previous matches where his opponents proved to be worthy adversaries and really drove his patience to the limit." Brad said and the loudest cheer so far greeted Kai's ears. "Guio is definitely the one to watch as nobody here has ever seen him play due to the fact that his teammates win all three matches before he can fight! His dragon bitbeast, Elektronix, is supposedly able to rip through beyblades in seconds! But we'll have to wait to see if the rumors are true!" AJ announced, adjusting his microphone a bit. No applause greeted Guio as nobody really knew about him, but that was going to change. "Max and Draciel of the Bladebreakers provide the solid defense to Kai's blistering offense and are the rock hard foundation of their team. This optimist is reputedly the most defensive beyblader alive and will ward off any attacks thrown at him and his Draciel!" The All Starz clapped for Max as the rest of the audience did the same. "Matt is one hotheaded beyblader and his firey bitbeast, Pyroteknix, is no exception! Just try to get past his blazing offense and run the risk of getting burned to a crisp! Don't even think about calling him a loser because this guy is really on a hot streak with a perfect record so far, not counting his losses to his formidably poweful teammates during practice." AJ commented, receiving laughter from the crowd. "Ray is the last beyblader for the Bladebreakers but he is definitely not the least! His awesome Driger will put the fear of God into you with all around excellent skills and power. Don't get fooled by his quiet and sensitive exterior, folks, because this guy fights like a wild tiger!" Brad Best finished, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Okay people, let's kick off this final round! Starting with Tyson and Dean!" Dean raised his arms and robotic arms that popped out of the wall took off his leather jacket. The mechanical limbs wrapped around him and glued him to the white wall, retracting as liquid metal spread over him and formed a blue and white armor that covered his body. He opened his brown eyes, as they looked through a slit in his shiny armor. "Whoa! BladeTech are pulling out everything now! Check out the wicked combat armor!" Brad commented loudly, his eyes bulging in their sockets. Dean felt the mask that covered his mouth and ran his metallic fingers across the joints in his helmet. He walked towards the confident Tyson, pulling out his spin shooter and predominantly blue beyblade. "For once, Tyson, I'll make the first insult. Do you really think you can beat me?" Dean said through the flexible mask covering his lower face. "Of course! I'm going for victory and I'm taking you down!" Tyson said optimistically, holding up his launcher and beyblade. "Dream on, loser." Dean said and readied his equipment for battle as Tyson did the same. Tyson was actually pretty scared of this guy. After all, Ray did say that he lost big time to Dean. But no idiot with a superiority complex is going to bring him down. "It's you who has to stop dreaming, buddy. I'm wide awake and aching for battle!" Tyson smiled and got ready to battle. "Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Dean's spin shooter made quite a show as it released his Aquatix with enough spin to cause a miniature tornado without summoning his bitbeast. Tyson jumped in the air and almost spun himself into the dish due to his extreme effort to beat Dean. Aquatix dodged Dragoon's opening attack without a lot of exertion. Tyson lurched forward as his beyblade was evaded again, unable to hit the blue BladeTech beyblade. Dean smiled and his beyblade zipped into the maze as Tyson followed his lead. Eventually the two became separated and were racing along different paths. "That's it! I hate this stupid maze!" Tyson yelled and his beyblade leaped onto the top of the maze's walls, skating towards Aquatix really quickly. Dean's beylade shot right out of the maze and pushed Tyson's blade back into the clearing. The 2 blades collided, Tyson's slowly nudging Aquatix off. Tyson smiled as his blade flipped Dean's beyblade into the air. "Phantom Hurricane!!!" Dragoon appeared out of the bit piece, roaring loudly. Dean's beyblade whirled around as a huge cyclone appeared, blowing away pieces of the maze and expanding the clearing in the middle of the arena. "Aquatix, Spincycle!" A huge Phoenix appeared and screeched in protest to Tyson's attack. His attack ring's edges opened up and revealed twin boosters in each of them. Aquatix spun furiously, escaping Tyson's windy trap. The rocket thrusters supercharged his spinning speed and threw him right at Dragoon. "No way! Ray said he was fast but this is crazy!" Tyson yelled as he tried to evade the blistering speed of Dean. Dragoon chased Aquatix but the blue and silver beyblade kept on dashing behind him. Aquatix slammed into his edge and reversed its spin instantly, attacking again. Dragoon started wobbling and its balance became inconsistent. "Dragoon! Get out of there!" Tyson yelled and his blade rocketed into the maze to avoid Aquatix's persistent attacks. Dean smiled and closed his eyes, folding his arms in pity. "You can't run or hide from me! Typhoon Spin!" Dean's beyblade spun around and around, causing a gigantic whirlwind to appear. Tyson stared in shock as he travelled around it even faster each time, the tornado growing larger and larger each and every time. Aqautix was launched out of the gales and was sent bursting through the titanium walls, punching through the material like paper. He closed in on Dragoon, ready to attack. "Finish him off!!!" Dean yelled and his beyblade blasted into Tyson's, sending it flying out of the arena. "No way!" Tyson shouted in surprise as he stared at the holes in the near impregnable walls of the arean. His beyblade landed at his feet as Dean smirked at the defeated Bladebreaker. "Loser." Tyson fell to his kees as Dean picked up parts of the arena that landed on the floor after he blasted the walls. The BladeTech beyblader fingered the piece through his metal gloves and flung it at Tyson's stomach, causing him to choke in pain. Tyson spat out blood as Kai picked him up and dumped him on their bench. "Looks like Tyson were given a taste of his own medicine! BladeTech sets the score for today's finals!" AJ announced as Kai stepped up to face RG. Cords shot out of BladeTech's wall and wrapped around the scientist like beyblader. RG closed his eyes as black metal covered every portion of his body, highlighted with golden streaks. When he opened his eyes he was encased in his combat armor and ready to beyblade. Dean pulled off his helmet and gave thumbs up to his teammate. "Good luck. They're stronger than I thought. That Tyson actually put up a fight." Dean said seriously as he placed his helmet beside him. RG grinned from under his metal mask and held up his beyblade. "I'll break that Kai's winning streak with Chaotix. Don't worry." RG replied and walked towards the impatient Kai, who was tapping his foot. Kai scowled and put up his launcher, ready to beyblade. "Hey Bladebreaker, you're beyblade's way too obsolete to put up a fight. Give up before I crush it completely." RG said blandly, as if this was one big scientific experiment. "Shut up and get ready. Kai said in his famous cold tone, receiving a frown from RG. "Well, it would be interesting to record Kai's loss to myself. I do lack that particular piece of data." The BladeTech player said and pulled out a launcher, unique in its design. A hollow cylinder connected to hinges hung precariously over the beyblade. RG pushed the tube down and over his beyblade, covering it like the muzzle of a gun. He locked it in place and turned a dial on the launcher. "I'm ready." He said after his preparations and noticed Kai looking at his launcher. "This is my spiral shooter, although it has gone through heavy modifications by me and has a competely revamped computer and ripcord system." RG explained, boasting about his technological prowess. Kai scoffed at the far more advanced launcher and pulled up his considerably powerful spring grip. "Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" RG pulled his ripcord without much of an effort as his launcher did the work for him. Kai, on the other hand, really let loose with his beyblade as he lacked the technology of RG. The BladeTech beyblade landed in the middle of the clearing and stayed put as Dranzer tried to attack him. Dranzer rocketed himself right at the motionless beyblade and was about to pulverize it when something strange happened. RG's beyblade became more compact as its attack ring and weight disk retracted and became an almost perfect circle. Dranzer merely slid off its frictionless surface and circled the beyblade for another pass. Kai gritted his teeth in frustration as he just bounced off the unbelievably slick beyblade. "Other beybladers try to make their beyblades more defensive and durable by changing the material or adding balance improvers like Max's Draciel. But I have a completely different idea!" RG boasted as Dranzer slipped off Chaotix's smooth surface, smirking at the confident Bladebreaker. "You really too much on your gadgets." Kai said calmly and his beyblade jumped onto the top of Chaotix. "Science is flawed." He continued and RG roared in anger in response. Dranzer was able to damage RG's beyblade due to the fact that he forgot to make the top of his attack ring as slick as the rest of his beyblade. "Science is perfect! Just like my beyblade!" The edges of his black beyblade shot out and his weight disk unfolded itself. Chaotix threw off Dranzer and started to attack the opposing blade. Dranzer evaded this slam and positioned itself for another attack. RG smiled and changed his beyblade's mode to defensive again, watching as Dranzer skidded off his beyblade. He grinned and his beyblade opened up while Kai's beyblade was still sliding off his and watched as it blasted Dranzer into a wall. "You're flawed, Kai!" RG yelled and his awesome black dragon bitbeast, Chaotix emanated from his beyblade. "Chaotix, Chaos Hammer!" RG ordered and his beyblade knocked into Kai's with tremendous force, pinning the Bladebreaker's Dranzer to the titanium wall of the maze. His black beyblade tilted and began hammering Dranzer into the wall but was driven back as the Phoenix let loose with its Fire Arrow. RG's beyblade fired itself up a wall and aimed its base at the lightning-fast Dranzer. "I made this just for you! Chaotix, Black Arrow!" Chaotix roared and zoomed back down the wall, using gravity as an additional source of power. It imitated Kai's attack and held its ground against the Bladebreaker bitbeast. "You're a sorry excuse for a beyblader. Only Guio is worth fighting in your team." Kai said calmly as his beyblade unwittingly copied Dominique's techinque and flipped Chaotix onto Dranzer's attack ring, whittling down its stamina. RG sweated heavily inside his suit as he desperately tried to find away to escape this one. For once, he wasn't able to find an answer as time ran out. Chaotix fell onto the metal dish's floor with a clang, ending the amazing battle. RG picked up his beyblade quietly and plopped down beside a disappointed Guio. He took off his helmet and was greeted by a punch from his leader. "Now I have to win this. How could you lose?" He asked in a harsh tone that reminded RG of Kai. "I don't know. I probably ran more than 10 million possibilities through my computer; there were zero chances of him winning. My Black Arrow should have obliterated him instantly." RG said, stunned by his loss. Guio shook his head and for the first time in his life, unwittingly agreed with his worst enemy, Kai. "RG, I already told you. Science is not perfect so forget about your damn calculations." He said as he walked up to the dish. At the Bladebreaker bench, Tyson patted Kai on the back but his hand was pushed away. Kai closed his eyes and prepared for what seemed like an inevitable loss. "Max has no idea what he's going up against." Kai said rather loudly and the rest of the team stared at him. He noticed their puzzled expressions and explained. "Guio has the most powerful beyblade and bitbeast I have ever seen. He blasts his opponent's beyblade into oblivion. Max has no chance of winning." Kai said quite pessimistically, receiving an exasperated groan from Tyson. "Max can win this! He's been up against tough odds before!" Tyson said cheerily, ignorant of the truth. Kai shook his head and dozed off in the face of the excitement. "I have other things on my mind." Kai said and closed his eyes. Tyson groaned and watched as Max fixed up his equipment. The American watched nervously as Guio swatted away a mechanical arm and stuck his left arm into the wall. The Bladebreaker watched with amazement as the white wall rippled when Guio's arm entered it as though it wasn't solid. Guio pulled out a shiny electric blue suit of armor from the wall with an extreme effort, his face twisted into a grimace. He sighed after pulling it out and put it on with the least bit of exertion. In a matter of seconds, he was completely covered in his armor and walked up to Max. The perceptive Bladebreaker noticed something immediately. "Why are you still wearing your gloves?" Max asked honestly, Guio replying with a sneer. "Wouldn't you like to know?" He snarled as he put his arm in front of him and his beyblade and launcher shot out of one his pockets and attached themselves to his gloves. "I love magnets." He said as he prepared his gadgets for the battle. "Bladebreaker, get ready to be humiliated." Guio said to Max as he stuck out his shooting arm and took one step backwards, in position for the battle. Max activated his sniper grip and stared into the determined eyes of his competitor, hoping for an easy victory. "Beyblades ready!" Guio smirked and his grip tightened on the ripcord, completely immersed in the battle. Max's arms stiffened as his hand firmly grasped his sniper grip. "3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Max shouted out as he fired his beyblade with all the power he had in his body, sending Draciel right to the middle of the dish. Guio yelled, caught up in the excitement of the game, as his arm completely flung away the ripcord, further increasing the great magnitude of power that came from his magnet launcher. His beylade nearly collided with the great force of Draciel but he immediately activated the electromagnetic field that was concealed within his machine. Draciel pounded on the invisible wall surrounding Elektronix but found it impossible to penetrate the shield. He tried to copy Kai's tactic when he fought RG but found out that the field extended to a lot more places than previously known. He sweated as his beyblade slid off the barrier and veered off into the maze, ready to try another tactic. Guio's eyes narrowed as he saw Draciel put on a burst of speed and zip through the maze. He shut off his defense mechanism and switched to speed mode. The tip of his beyblade's base changed and became a round metal ball, similar to Max's "Metal Ball Defense" except that this increased the speed. He rocketed into the titanium maze, noticing the fact that this wasn't pure titanium and was imbued with some trace metals. He smirked and pretended to get lost in the modern day labyrinth while Max formulated a plot. "Now Elektronix! Magnetic Pulse!" Elektronix shot up into the air and released a huge invisible blast that sent ripples through the air. It collided with the walls surrounding Draciel and bent them, making them collapse on the green beyblade. His electric blue beyblade hopped on the walls and spun close by to the wreckage. He smiled sinisterly and proceeded with the destruction even though the battle was obviously finished. He twisted another wall into a few hundred metal spikes and sent them raining down on the helpless Draciel, completely shredding the thing like paper. He removed the rest of the debri with another magnetic attack and made the hole- riddled beyblade hover in the air, before tossing it at Max's feet. "Wowee! Guio really wins that one and proves to the crowd why he's the leader of BladeTech!" Brad Best said enthusiastically, amazed by the power of Elektronix. "There are rumors that the battle didn't even use the true power of his beyblade! The Bladebreakers are in huge trouble!" AJ Topper agreed as a bell rung out and Ray walked out to meet his opponent, Matt. "Hey! What's this? It looks like Ray and Matt were old buddies from the same village the White Tigers hail from! But I sense some hostility between the two, looks like something changed that a long time ago!" AJ Topper announced happily as Matt, down below, submitted to the mechanical arms and allowed himself to be clothed by the machines. Ray looked at the floor in regret, wishing he had never ever done anything bad to Matt before. He heard the last snap of armor coming together as Matt strided towards him, his beyblade and launcher in his hand. Ray looked up and faced Matt through the opening in the mask where his eyes were. "Look, I'm sorry for whatever I did before. What he happened to the old Matthew? The kind and somewhat talkative boy we used to know." Ray apologized sincerely but was greeted by a cold sneer from within the helmet. "You want to know what happened? He died. He died a long time ago. And you're the one who killed him." Matt said harshly, pointing an accusing finger at Ray. "I'm going to bring you down so badly there won't be a milimeter of your beyblade left behind!" He continued, shouting in frustration. "You asked for it, Matt." Ray said quietly as his expression changed into one of seriousness. Matt's face contorted into one of sheer, uncontrolled anger. "Let's go." The Bladebreaker boy said to his adversary as they both lifted up their launchers and beyblades. Matt's fingers danced on his launcher's onboard computer and he eadied the nitrous oxide for his launcher. He gritted his teeth and glared back at Ray who calmly prepared his beyblade. "Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Ray almost completely spun around as he really let loose in this battle, praying for a victory. Matt was so entirely concentrated on winning that his ripcord was sent flying out of his hand due to his unbelievable power, embedding itself beside Guio's ear. Matt shouted in anger as the nitrous oxide feed kicked in and sent one hell of a boom through the arena. Ray stumbled backwards due to this huge explosion and rubbed his eyes. His beyblade was slowly being driven back by Matt's Pyroteknix, completely unable to hold its ground against the awesome power. His eyes flitted off to Mariah in the stands, her nails firmly digging into her seat as she watched in nervousness. Ray shouted out a huge warcry and his beyblade reacted by suddenly stopping Pyroteknix in its tracks. "This is for attacking Mariah!!!" He shouted, as his beyblade suddenly grew red with all the sparks their attacks were causing. Matt punched the air in front of him and shouted out. "This is for my hell of a life!" He yelled as his beyblade further increased its power, the two beyblades nearly reaching their utmost limit. "Driger! Tiger Claw!" "Pyroteknix! Trinity Flame!" They both shouted as the two blades zipped away from each other and suddenly darted back at amazing speeds. An immense cloud of smoke rose up as the 2 beyblades collided, obliterating a portion of the dish. When it cleared, the 2 were still attacking eahc other, determined to win at any cost. Driger finally escaped into the maze to cool off from the intense heat caused by their attacks. Pyroteknix blasted into the opposite side of the maze. After a while, Pyroteknix leaped into the air, frustrated and angry. "Heatwave!!!" An orange shockwave grew outward from the red and orange beyblade, ripping apart most of the maze. Ray's eys narrowed as he pushed his beyblade to the limit, making it bounce of the debris and head right for Matt's blade. The BladeTech beyblader roared as his Phoenix bitbeast flew put from the center of his beyblade. His firey blade skidded down the wall and streamed flames as it headed down for Driger. "Driger! Tiger Claw at full power!" Ray's bitbeast jumped out of his beyblade and zoomed at the roaring Pyroteknix. The 2 majestic animals fought madly, their silver blood spilling on the ruined dish as their beyblade counterparts started to fall apart from their intense attacks. The 2 beyblades darted away from each other and readied for their final attack. Pyroteknix screeched madly, flapping its burning wings. Driger roared and threatened the opposing Phoenix with its claws. "Trinity Inferno! Go, Pyroteknix!!!" Matt shouted at his damaged beyblade. "Ultimate Tiger Claw!!! Let's end this!!!" Ray commanded in response and the two beybladers glared at each other for a while before their beyblades slammed into each other with incredible force. Matt bounced on the floor as the amazing explosion knocked him backwards. Ray was blown off his feet and rolled across the stadium. The BladeTech beyblader pulled off his helmet and revealed his sweaty face as he stared at his smoking beyblade, defeated by Ray's wobbly Driger. Ray just stared in awe at his unstable yet victorious beyblade, in disbelief at the outcome. The 2 slowly stood up and stared at each other's eyes before picking up their motionless beyblades, Ray's finally stopping after a few more seconds. Ray walked up to the defeated Matt and held out his hand. Matt stared at his sweaty hand for a while before shaking it. "Good match." The BladeTech beyblader said quietly before walking back to his disappointed teammates. The crowd went wild and cheered on both beybladers, screaming wildly for both of the skilled beybladers. His ecstatic and amazed comrades who began assaulting him with congratulations and questions greeted Ray. "How in the name of God were you able to win?" Kenny asked as they all looked at his beyblade, already falling apart. "I don't know. Something surged inside of me and really pumped me up." He shrugged and sat down beside a bored Kai who finally finished modifying his beyblade, ready to battle Guio. Dean punched Matt in the stomach before spitting in distaste. Guio held back the angry beyblader and put on his helmet again. "I'll win this match and then punish you and RG." He said coldly and walked towards the demolished dish with his beyblade in his hand. He stared seriously at his opponent and attached his beyblade to his magnet launcher. "I'll give back your little friend if you beat me. That's highly unlikely though. It'll take a miracle for you to win." He said frankly and clenched his gloved hand into a fist. Kai gritted his teeth and readied his modified beyblade, glistening in the light. "Then I'll have to make a miracle." He said quietly and prepared to face off in intense competition. AJ Topper's finger slammed down on a button and music began to blare from the arena's stereos."Beyblades ready! 3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" Guio yelled out as he obliterated his launcher with his power, sending his beyblade blasting into the arena like a missile. Kai's eyes narrowed as he completely threw away his launcher and ripcord with the force he put into the launch. The 2 beyblades actually collided, surprising Guio. The BladeTech beyblader and suddenly heard the difference. "Bastard! You're using a rubber-sheated beyblade!" Guio shouted as the two beyblades slammed into each other repeatedly, causing huge sparks to appear. Kai smiled and held up his shoe, showing off the melted sole and pointing to his beyblade. Guio roared in anger and his beyblade almost would have entirely destroyed Kai's beyblade. "Attack mode!" He shouted and the edges off his beyblade's attack ring popped out for added power, surpassing even Matt's incredible strength. Dranzer was thrown around like a rag doll, constantly being tossed by the cannonball-like beyblade. It crashed into the black beyblade, ripping bits of it apart. Kai released a huge roar as he somehow found the power to evade Elektronix's next slam, sliding away from the electric blue beyblade. "What gives?" Guio yelled as he found it impossible to even touch the renewed energy of Dranzer. The BladeTech leader shouted out another order to his beyblade, causing it to change into its high-speed mode. It finally connected with the black beyblade but was knocked backwards by its immense power. Kai stumbled backwards in shock, as Dranzer was able to hold its ground against the far more superior Elektronix. A huge flash grew outward from the dueling beyblades and covered the entire dome. When the light cleared, both beyblades were glowing, completely recovered and reconstructed somehow. Their respective bitbeasts were out, roaring and attacking each other. The dragon Elektronix swatted away Dranzer just as it fired a blast of flames at him. Below, the 2 beyblades were knocked away from each other because of their mind-boggling power. Guio activated the magnetic M15 mechanism and fired the rest of the arena at Dranzer like a rapid-fire machine gun. Dranzer warded off the repetitive bursts of steel with its unbelievably increased speed and slammed into Elektronix with incredulous force. Elektronix crashed into Dranzer as retaliation and sent its opponent streaming into a pile of debris. Guio shouted out his final command and Kai closed his eyes in recognition of defeat while his beyblade desperately dug out of the piles of titanium. "Surge of Destruction!!!" The entire crowd was silenced as a wounded Elektronix appeared, unfolding its golden claws and roaring majestically. Its jaws opened up as Dranzer appeared defiantly, flapping its wings in protest. "No, go away Dranzer! Run before it hits you!" Kai yelled but his bitbeast sent a mental feeling of reassurance to him and stared at his master in the eye. Elektronix fired a huge beam of ethereal blue light and Kai watched helplessly as his beyblade disappeared under the beam, engulfed in the attack. He fell to his knees, in sheer disbelief of what had happened. "I lost Dranzer." He said quietly as Guio looked down on him. "That's right, Kai! Looks like I win!" He boasted but his eyes suddenly narrowed as he turned to face the rumbling arena. The smoke from Elektronix's devastating technique cleared and he watched as Kai's beyblade still spun, unaffected by the deadly beam. His eyes bulged at the impossible sight and he took a step back as he saw a golden wolf restrain his dragon. The wolf snapped at the dragon, no beyblade holding it back. Guio fell on the floor and rubbed his eyes, staring at the bitbeast he thought was dead. "Retriel?" He said in skepticism, blinking at the sight of the huge wolf. It roared and bit down on Elktronix's neck, causing the electrifying dragon to hide within the beyblade again. Kai took his chances and fired his beyblade at Guio's, sending his oponent's beyblade spiralling out of the arena. "No way! Kai is aided by a strange bitbeast and he takes Guio by surprise, winning the match and the tournament!" Brad Best shouted, reigniting the silent crowd. "But what a way to go for Guio! Those two really put on a show for all of us here!" AJ Topper added to the noise as everyone cheered for loser and winner alike. But they suddenly were quieted as Guio fell to the floor, limp, and so did his teammates, falling one by one. The Bladebreakers jumped up and ran to their rivals, checking to see if they were all right. A metal platform rose up from the floor of the stadium and a man with flowing silver hair looked at the Bladebreakers with amusement. "How utterly interesting. Tell me, how did you beat my perfect team?" He said twirling a gun in his right hand and holding an unconscious Dominique in his other hand. Kai stood up abruptly and was held back by Ray. "Oh, so you're interested in my captive." Tyson stood up from checking Dean's pulse, which was scarily erratic, and angrily questioned the unknown man. "Hey! Who the hell are you anyway?" The man frowned and shot at the ground in front of Tyson. "My name is Neil Arcford, genetic engineer extraordinaire." Kenny scratched his head in puzzlement and pointed at Arcford. "But weren't you kicked out of your lab because of unethical ideas? Something about creating the perfect human." The Bladebreakers suddenly stared at the unconscious beybladers and realized why they were so unnaturally skilled. He stopped twirling the pistol and aimed it Guio's head. "I also worked on mind control, for your information. Apparently I forgot to program losing into their thick skulls." He said and pressed the trigger and the Bladebreakers whirled around to see a hole in the floor. "Where did they go?" He shouted and frantically pointed the muzzle to Dominique's unconscious head. The crowd was still and silent as they all searched for the missing team, who seemed to have completely vanished. "Stop or I'll shoot her!" He shouted and the entirety of BladeTech appeared, crouched like tigers behind Arcford. The metal platform whirled around to face the beybladers, humming metallically. The demented scientist whistled nervously and robots appeared out of the metal floor just like BladeTech's armor. The robots grabbed the 4 genetic experiments and restrained them, 4 sets of metallic arms holding them back. Arcford whirled around and taunted the Bladebreaker leader. "I'm very impressed, Kai. Why don't you surrender to me and become like them, perfect." He said in mock admiration, pressing the muzzle of the pistol to Dominique's ear. Kai stood straight and looked at Arcford defiantly, his hands turning into fists. Arcford smiled maniacally and switched his aim to Kai's chest. He squeezed the trigger and a bullet pierced through the Bladebreaker leader's chest, his blood spilling on the floor. Ray launched himself at the crazy geneticist, flinging a punch right at him. A robot jumped out of the floor and knocked Ray backward, warping one of its hands into a sword. "Damn you!" Ray said before the sword was driven through his chest in the same area where Kai was shot. Max punched the robot in its stomach area, tears mixing with his sweat. The spindly robot swatted him away, throwing him to the floor. Arcford's eyes narrowed as he turned around and saw his experiments, convulsing with energy. "Arcford!!!" Guio yelled as electricity streamed out of his body and overloaded the robot holding him. The scared scientist fired shots at his creation but the steel of the robot absorbed the bullets as Guio used it as an inhuman shield. The robot of RG exploded as black lightning poured into it, decimating the machine. Dean crackled with blue energy and it zapped the mechanized terror, water pouring out of its joints. Matt's arms melted off the robot, his entire body up in flames. Tyson gaped at the boys he once thought as normal and watched as they threw off the robots holding them with amazing strength. Arcford fired more shots at them but all of them seemed to disintegrate before it could reahc them. Guio suddenly reappeared in front of his creator and delivered a punch that broke Arcford's nose, sending him to the floor. Matt jumped up with frightening speed and caught Dominique in his arms and laid her down beside Kai's writhing body. Kai opened his eyes weakly as BladeTech left them and rounded up on Arcford. He almost barfed as he heard the scream of a terrified man and then the sound of bones breaking and blood spilling. But his attention was diverted as he laid eyes on her sleeping form, stroking her long hair with his hand. Ray, barely able to stand, helped Kai up and handed the severely wounded beyblader to his uninjured partner, Tyson. The Bladebreakers surrounded Kai after Dean ran to the infirmary and carried an entire batch of medical equipment over to the injured beyblader. Before Ray knew it, he was strapped to a stretcher and was undergoing surgery by a kid barely his age. "Uh, RG, do you know what you're doing?" He protested as the beyblader/genius began stitching up his bleeding chest. "I only know how to sew back your wound. Kai's bullet injury is something else." The armor covered beyblader explained as he hastily finished the medical job. Ray stood up quickly but was pinned back down as Mariah jumped on him. "Ray! Are you all right?" She said with tears in her eyes as she hugged him in front of the rest of the White Tigers, who ran down from the audience seating. "Stop choking me first and I might answer." He gasped and she got up, blushing at her mistake and pulling Ray up. Lee walked up to Ray and stared at him for a while with peircing eyes. "Sorry." The White Tiger leader bowed his head and stuck out his hand. Ray shook it and turned to face an embarassed Matt. "Hey, um, I'm really sorry for the stuff that happened while I was under the mind control." He apologized and showed off a microchip floating in a puddle of blood in his hand. "I choked it out." He laughed a bit and scratched his head. "Guess I wasn't able to become the best beyblader ever. I lost to you after all." He said in an undertone, humiliated by the fact that he was under mind control. "Why didn't you tell us that we were hurting you before?" Lee said angrily at his former neighbor. "Uh, well. I thought she wouldn't like me." Matt explained, blushing and turning around to hide the expression. Ray laughed and Mariah kissed Matt lightly on the cheek, causing him to blush even more. "Let's check up on Kai." Ray said, pulling back Mariah with his hand.
Kai was breathing heavily as BladeTech and the Bladebreakers tried to pry him off Dominique. He was pushing them off, trying to wake her up. He swatted away Dean's armored hand and reached for her as she began to wake up. Ray pulled him back just as Dominique opened her eyes. "Kai, we have to bring you to the clinic!" Tyson shouted as he grabbed Kai's protesting arm. "You're going to die if you don't stop resisting!" Ray said, gasping as Kai punched him in the stomach. More arms held him back and began to lift him as the Blue Passion leader suddenly realized what was happening. Kai made one last tug and he prevailed, his face landing on Dominique's shoulder. She hugged him tightly as arms wrapped around her waist and threatened to separate them again. Kai kissed her ear lightly before he passed out. "I love you. He whispered in her ear before Ian and Nico grabbed his legs and pulled him away. Dominique's heart skipped a beat as she saw him unconscious and maybe dead, his eyes staring vacantly at her. Arms trying to get her medical attention swarmed as she reached out to touch him. "Wait!" But the rest of her sentence was muffled as Matt covered her mouth and pulled her back. She promptly delivered a blow to his stomach and swatted his face, sending him reeling backward. Ray carried Kai by the arms as Tyson and Max, trying to rush him to the clinic. He looked back and stared at the crying Blue Passion leader, blood rushing up his heart. "Damn. That made me feel bad." He said as he watched her push away the other beybladers and desperately try to reach Kai. End of chapter
Pyroteknix: Yes, it is a little bit messed up, but I was rushing a bit.
Aerodynamix: Cool battles!
Pyroteknix: The next chapter will be a diary entry by RG of BladeTech. A bit of a teaser about my sequel that will probably be humour.
Aerodynamix: Wonder how many words this is? 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.